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Playing against nature : integrating science and economics to mitigate natural hazards in an uncertain world /

Defending society against natural hazards is a high-stakes game of chance against nature, involving tough decisions. How should a developing nation allocate its budget between building schools for towns without ones or making existing schools earthquake-resistant? Does it make more sense to build le...

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Main Authors: Stein, Seth
Group Author: Stein, Jerome L
Published: John Wiley & Sons, Inc.,
Publisher Address: Chichester, West Sussex :
Publication Dates: 2014.
Literature type: eBook
Language: English
Subjects:
Hazard mitigation
Hazard mitigation > Economic aspects
Natural disasters > Economic aspects
Natural disasters > Risk assessment
Emergency management
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Infrastructure
SOCIAL SCIENCE > General
Electronic books
Online Access: http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/book/10.1002/9781118620786
Summary: Defending society against natural hazards is a high-stakes game of chance against nature, involving tough decisions. How should a developing nation allocate its budget between building schools for towns without ones or making existing schools earthquake-resistant? Does it make more sense to build levees to protect against floods, or to prevent development in the areas at risk? Would more lives be saved by making hospitals earthquake-resistant, or using the funds for patient care? What should scientists tell the public when - as occurred in L'Aquila, Italy and Mammoth Lakes, California - ther
Carrier Form: 1 online resource.
Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN: 9781118620809 (ePub)
1118620801 (ePub)
9781118620816 (Adobe PDF)
111862081X (Adobe PDF)
9781118620786
111862078X
130663976X
9781306639767
1118620828 (cloth)
9781118620823 (cloth)
Index Number: GB5014
CLC: X43
Contents: A tricky, high-stakes game -- When nature won -- Nature bats last -- Uncertainty and probability -- Communicating what we know and what we don't -- Human disasters -- How much is enough? -- Guessing the odds -- When's the next earthquake? -- Assessing hazards -- Mitigating hazards -- Choosing mitigation policies -- Doing better.

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